For many of us, vision problems start in childhood. If left untreated, they can persist and even worsen as we age. As someone who has struggled with visual impairment for most of my life, I understand how these challenges can impact daily activities and self-confidence. Using AmblyoPlay as an adult has provided a transformative solution to these issues. Let’s discover more about Carol’s vision therapy success story. In this blog post, I’ll share how discovering and using AmblyoPlay as an adult has not only improved my vision but also exceeded my expectations in countless ways.
Table of contents
- My Vision Struggles
- A Surprising Discovery
- Personalized Progress: Finding Peace and Focus Through Daily AmblyoPlay Exercises
- Consistent Practice Yields Results: How AmblyoPlay’s Feedback and Rewards System Boosts Motivation
- Vision Therapy Success Story: How AmblyoPlay Improved My Vision and Earned My Optician’s Praise
- Conclusion: Vision Therapy Success Story in Adults
My Vision Struggles
I learned to read aged 3 but it soon became apparent that I had great difficulty with any ball games as I couldn’t judge distance. A school sight test revealed I had one strong long-sighted eye and a very weak short-sighted one.
Limitations of Traditional Treatments
1970s glasses, patches and frequent trips to the opthalmologist up to age 16 didn’t really make a difference. At school, I found I could read words upside down, back to front and vertically (I now realise it was all about the shapes) but was hopeless with maths (which requires correct digit-by-digit accuracy, which wasn’t possible as eye’s didn’t focus together). In adolescence & adulthood I suffered with visual disturbance, migraines, neck and shoulder strain – not really helped by a career in editing!
Challenges with Outward-Turning Eye
Over time, my weaker right eye increasingly turned outwards, which looked weird and shattered my confidence, exacerbated by the thick convex balancing lens. The introduction of varifocal and thinner lenses significantly improved vision, but I still struggled to judge distance and read comfortably.
The impact has got worse now the world has switched from passwords to pin numbers or codes and phone numbers. Even worse, all of these are now being presented as a string of (usually tiny) digits without any breaks, which puts me at a great disadvantage. Not to mention frustration.
A Surprising Discovery
Completely unrelated to this, my son chose optometry as a degree. On an open day he discovered that computer programmes have been developed to help children with amblyopia.
I had assumed it was a rare condition but is obviously far more common now. Not one for the shooting-based games, while looking for alternatives, I am very grateful to have discovered AmblyoPlay. Using AmblyoPlay as an adult, I found it especially beneficial in addressing the specific challenges that persisted throughout my life due to untreated amblyopia.
Gamified Vision Therapy: Fun Exercises That Improve Visual Skills
The programme’s exercises are based on standard (retro) games, including Tetris, Crossy Road, Flappy Bird, Catch the Birdie, Maze, Collect Shapes, Catch Monsters, Planets etc, all of which require specific eye movements.
Regular AmblyoPlay email articles explain how each helps and shares easily explained research. Unused to computer games I did need teenage help, as well as the tutorials, but have now honed my skills and settled on favourite games, based on challenge AND enjoyment.
Personalized Progress: Finding Peace and Focus Through Daily AmblyoPlay Exercises
The best part for someone non-competitive like me is that progress is entirely from your results, rather than external league tables. AmblyoPlay does also provide for other family members, with stand-alone games that children and grandchildren can play alongside, to make it more fun.
Daily sessions comprise 3 varied games and 2 standard eye movement exercises; a 20-minute break; then another 3 games and 2 exercises. Unexpectedly, the hour of time-out from life that these sessions bring has become immensely beneficial and important to me in terms of mental health.
It’s rare for me to be so self-absorbed in a positive activity: A real added bonus – as long as I turn off the programme’s sound! However, some evenings, I rush to complete the session before midnight. If it overruns, the programme records the session as being on the following day, which can prevent sessions until the day after.
Consistent Practice Yields Results: How AmblyoPlay’s Feedback and Rewards System Boosts Motivation
Improvement relies on regular use & the programme gives very helpful motivation from feedback after each session and weekly email summaries.
The first tangible feedback for me was from the Brock String where I progressed from finding it impossible to see the coloured balls (even with my glasses that contain a prism), to seeing them very easily without glasses.
An admission here: I also gain motivations and huge satisfaction from the rewards of personalising the series of characters along the way. NB: If you’re desperate to gain sufficient points to finish a character; this can be helped by relatives playing the stand-alone games!
Vision Therapy Success Story: How AmblyoPlay Improved My Vision and Earned My Optician’s Praise
After 11 months, my optician is very impressed and has now prescribed glasses that no longer exclude the weak eye, but use it.
Best of all, as my binocular vision has improved so much:
1. reading is easier,
2. I no longer drop as many things,
3. My eye and neck strain have reduced,
4. AND my right eye looks straighter in the socket rather than drifting to the side.
My optician now finding out more about AmblyoPlay to recommend it to other patients – so hopefully a good result for the AmblyoPlay team too.
Conclusion: Vision Therapy Success Story in Adults
If you’re an adult struggling with vision problems, especially those stemming from amblyopia, I strongly recommend giving AmblyoPlay a try. This program has not only improved my vision but has also positively impacted my well-being. Using AmblyoPlay as an adult, I have found that its innovative approach to vision therapy could be the solution you’ve been looking for to overcome your vision challenges. To conclude, this is my vision therapy success story!
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